This course will help you overcome the obstacles inherent to finding your way underwater. You will learn how easy and simple navigation can be and how it will help you both above and below the surface.

During this course, you will review natural aids such as sand ripples or reef formations, which can accurately predict your route. Tools such as mechanical or digital compasses are a surprising challenge to the novice but we will help you unravel the challenge and teach the practical skills and techniques you’ll need to use them effectively.

This course is designed to give students a greater understanding and experience on how to properly navigate underwater using both natural and compass navigation.

Who this course is for

The certified diver looking for a higher sense of direction and orientation while scuba diving

Course prerequisites

SDI Open Water Scuba Diver, SDI Junior Open Water Diver, or equivalent

Minimum age 18, 12 with parental consent

Recommended 10 or more logged dives, some of which must be recent (with-in the last 6 months)

Cold water experience. In order to complete this course locally you should have some dive experience in cold water prior to this course.